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2001: A Space Odyssey

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Track Listings

1 Overture: Atmospheres - The Sudwesfunk Orchestra, Ernest Bour
2 Main Title: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra) - The Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert Von Karajan
3 Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs & Orchestra - The Bavarian Radio Orchetra, Francis Travis
4 The Blue Danube (Excerpt) - The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert Von Karajan
5 Lux Aeterna - The Stuttgart Schola Cantorum, Clytus Gottwold
6 Gayane Ballet Suite (Adagio) - The Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennadi Rezhdestvensky
7 Jupiter And Beyond - The Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Francis Travis, The Sudwesfunk Orchestra, Ernest Bour, Internationale.
8 Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
9 The Blue Danube (Reprise) - The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert Von Karajan
10 Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) - Sudwesfunk Orchestra
11 Lux Aeterna - The Stuttgart Schola Cantorum, Clytus Gottwold
12 Adventures (Unaltered) - Internationale Musikinstitut, Gyorgy Ligeti
13 HAL 9000 - Dialog Montage

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Product description

Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Label: Rhino Movie Music, TCM Turner Classic Movies Music
Format: CD
Country: US
Released: 1996
Genre: Classical, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Modern, Neo-Classical, Contemporary

The Music As It Appears In The Film:
1 Overture: Atmospheres 2:49
2 Main Title: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra) (Movie Version) 1:41
3 Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs & Orchestra 6:33
4 The Blue Danube (Excerpt) 5:42
5 Lux Aeterna (Edited) 2:52
6 Gayane Ballet Suite (Adagio) 5:15
Jupiter And Beyond 15:13
8 Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra) 1:41
9 The Blue Danube (Reprise) 8:17
Supplemental Material:
10 Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra) (Original Version From MGM Soundtrack Album But Not In Film) 1:39
11 Lux Aeterna (Full-Length Version) 5:59
12 Adventures (Unaltered Full-Length Version) 10:51
13 HAL 9000 (Dialog Montage) 9:41

Original Soundtrack released in 1968.
Issued in a standard jewel case with clear tray, housed in a card sleeve (O-case). This edition includes a 24 page booklet with pictures from the movie, credits, detailed tracklist, and liner notes. The ISBN number is printed into the barcode box.

"This definitive soundtrack includes all the music from the film as well as all music from the original MGM soundtrack album and was digitally remastered from the best available elements."
1968 Turner Entertainment Co. All Rights Reserved.
& ℗ 1996 Turner Entertainment Co. All Rights Reserved.

The piece widely known (because of the movie) as "Also Sprach Zarathustra" is just the Einleitung (Introduction) of the opus. This particular recording with Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra was first released in 1959 on [url=https://www.discogs.com/master/179812]Decca SXL 2154[/url].

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This commemorative reissue of music from 2001: A Space Odyssey combines the Also sprach Zarathustra theme, various Johann and Richard Strauss segments, and a ballet suite by Aram Khachaturian--all of which prove how much Stanley Kubrick's film attempts to avoid the soundtrack clichés of most science-fiction movies. Instead of the expected sci-fi effects, there is a more ironic application of music that would be otherwise incongruous to the celestial settings. Here, "The Blue Danube" complements scenes involving weightlessness and descending spacecraft, while Gyorgy Ligeti's creepy "monolith" music connotes Armageddon more than interplanetary exploration. The tracks play as they had appeared on the original soundtrack release back in the '60s, but there is also previously unreleased supplemental material and a dialogue montage entitled "HAL 9000." --Joseph Lanza

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English, Russian
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 4.94 x 0.45 inches; 1 Pounds
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Rhino Movie Music
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Rhino Movie Music
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0000033WB
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 78 ratings

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Customers praise the soundtrack's magnificent quality, with one noting it's perfect for spaceship docking scenes. The movie receives positive feedback for being a sublime film, and customers appreciate the artist's talent.

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12 customers mention "Sound quality"12 positive0 negative

Customers praise the soundtrack of the album, describing it as magnificent and evocative, with one customer noting its perfect use for spaceship docking scenes.

"...And EVERY superb, classic piece of music from this sublime film is well represented here." Read more

"...The soundtrack is great, though, overall. I'm not a Richard Strauss fan, but the "2001 overture" is great!..." Read more

"...Of course the Strauss Waltz is beautiful in any context - and striking here...." Read more

"...a better, more in-depth account of the making of this groundbreaking piece of cinematic art...." Read more

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Customers praise the movie's quality, describing it as a sublime film and a classic.

"...And EVERY superb, classic piece of music from this sublime film is well represented here." Read more

"It was amazing, just figuring how different the prime cut, ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA, could occupy three cuts on the CD, and only one, cut number 10..." Read more

"I love the movie. It's a favorite of mine, but it leaves a lot out from the book. Plus, a few things are changed from the book...." Read more

"What can I say? It's a classic!" Read more

3 customers mention "Talent"3 positive0 negative

Customers praise the talent of the performers.

"...What I received was pure mint condition in every way. And EVERY superb, classic piece of music from this sublime film is well represented here." Read more

"...This work is one of the first to do that. And did so brilliantly...." Read more

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  • J Francis Boslet
    5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2025
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    Exactly as it should be in every way. What I received was pure mint condition in every way. And EVERY superb, classic piece of music from this sublime film is well represented here.
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  • Autonomeus
    5.0 out of 5 stars Unearthly music!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2001
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    I saw "2001" when it first came out. I must have been 11 or 12, and it made a BIG impression! I went right out and bought the soundtrack -- it was the first album I owned. It took until now, buying the CD after all these years, to realize just how brilliant Kubrick was in selecting the music of Gyorgy Ligeti to feature in the film.

    The Richard Strauss "Zarathustra" overture gives a superhumanly heroic tone, which is thoroughly undercut by the eerie, tragic "Atmospheres," "Requiem," "Lux Aeterna," and "Adventures." Ligeti rightly sued Kubrick for using his compositions without permission, but in the end I hope he was philosophical, given the wide exposure he gained as a result.

    This particular CD version includes complete versions of "Lux Aeterna," "Requiem" and "Adventures," along with the shortened "L.A." and ALTERED "Adventures" used for the film. The soundtrack is great, though, overall. I'm not a Richard Strauss fan, but the "2001 overture" is great! And who doesn't like to hear Johann Strauss II's "Blue Danube" every now and again?

    Thank goodness Kubrick rejected the score he commissioned, and went with these classics instead.
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  • Who42
    4.0 out of 5 stars got it
    Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2019
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    I give 4 stars for getting what I paid for with timely delivery. I will only provide detailed comments on 3-star ratings and below. I may or may not provide detailed comments on 5-star experiences.
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  • Tom Blair
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, Timeless
    Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2001
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    This film was made at a time when music was not indelibly associated with specific imagery as it is in modern music video. This work is one of the first to do that. And did so brilliantly.
    It was once adored by stoned college students who made a cultural icon out of the Also Sprach Zarathustra crescendo. It's appeal quickly became universal. I recently bought the CD and it holds up well.
    Of course the Strauss Waltz is beautiful in any context - and striking here. Romantic music and high-tech spacecraft seem in conflict; yet here the spacestation seems to waltz in space.
    One of my earliest experiences of loving dissonant modern music was when I came to love "Lux Aeterna." The recording of the Gayne Ballet Suite is one of the prettiest pieces of modern music ever recorded (a genre that unfortunately disparaged "prettiness").
    Stanley Kubrick created an extraordinary work of timeless genius in both the film and the music. This compilation can stand on its own; but when associated with the imagery of "2001: A Space Odyssey" is an all-time great work of art.
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  • Stickman58
    5.0 out of 5 stars I had doubts...
    Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2022
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    I had doubts but I’m satisfied. The recordings themselves are older so the quality and mix can be different so I could definitely see how someone un-inclined to adjust some sound mix (equalizer) settings May hate the older quality. If you really like the music I say try it.
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  • Matterhorn Magic
    5.0 out of 5 stars Music vs. Movie
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2000
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    It was amazing, just figuring how different the prime cut, ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA, could occupy three cuts on the CD, and only one, cut number 10 from the original soundtrack, was used outside of what was heard on the screen. The screen version of this, played on cuts 2 and 8, which starts the movie, and then is played with the scene of the Dawn of Man, is powerfully driven, or powerfully played with more G forces. The original soundtrack does not come close to that. In addition, the booklet tells me about the end of the movie that the book by Clarke did not: it appeared that Dave, riding on the monolith (like Slim Pickens riding on the missile in Dr. Strangelove), went into Jupiter's atmosphere, and saw strange things, which could very well have been like Earth's, except for shades of dark blue version of the Monument Valley. Was that Clarke's off-hand way of telling us that there is intelligent life in this solar system (or Terra system)?
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  • Gareth Bland
    5.0 out of 5 stars The genius of Kubrick and Clarke
    Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2021
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    You're unlikely to read a better, more in-depth account of the making of this groundbreaking piece of cinematic art. At the heart of the tale is the alliance between the two stellar minds involved in its creation: the auteur Kubrick and the scientific visionary Arthur C Clarke.
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  • Hal T. Miller
    4.0 out of 5 stars Read the book, then see the movie. If you've seen the movie, go read the book!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2016
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    I love the movie. It's a favorite of mine, but it leaves a lot out from the book. Plus, a few things are changed from the book. These things confuse some people. Otherwise, I'd give it five stars, and it's a favorite movie of mine. By the way, my name is Hal.
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  • P. C. B. Guimaraes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful.
    Reviewed in Canada on September 28, 2018
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    Higly recomended.
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  • B. Berry-Turner
    5.0 out of 5 stars space Odyssey Soundtrack
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2013
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    Loved the soundtrack, put me back ino the experience of seeing film - this is one of Kurbrick best ever films
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  • miette
    5.0 out of 5 stars 名作
    Reviewed in Japan on September 18, 2014
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    言うまでもなく、名作です
    映画での音楽の使い方の上手さを
    実感できます
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  • 長崎成明
    4.0 out of 5 stars リゲティ、リゲティ、リゲティ！
    Reviewed in Japan on November 15, 2018
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    　amazon登録情報の収録時間149分を目当てに購入したが、実際は78分51秒。
    　何だよ、がっかり……、でも、LPに始まり数枚集めたが、スリーブ付きCDは持っていなかったので妥協しよう。
    　思えば149分というのは、休憩時間を含めた映画自体の上映時間ではないか。

    　オリジナルLPはA面４曲B面４曲計８曲入りだったが、この盤は曲順を入れ替えて１曲プラスした何年度かのリイシューへ、さらに４曲（約28分）加えた盤のスリーブ付き。

    　クラシック通で知られるキューブリックであるが、映像に何と合致したサントラであることか。
    　そして、父と弟を収容所で殺された、ユダヤ系ハンガリー人の現代音楽家リゲティの作品を知るためには恰好の１枚。
    　３曲目「Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs & Orchestra」（６：33）、７曲目「Jupiter And Beyond」（15：13）は、今聴いても充分に不安、恐怖を煽ってくれる。

    　13曲目「HAL 9000」（９：41）は、映画内の人間とコンピュータの遣り取りがそのまま収録されていて、曲目が少ない他の映画のサントラLPで場面の音を丸ごと入れて時間を満たす、よくあった苦肉の策を憶い出させてくれます。
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  • 大名草庵
    3.0 out of 5 stars ？？？？
    Reviewed in Japan on October 2, 2013
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    サンドトラック？　ですよね？　やっぱし画像つきでないと
    実感がわきませんでした。
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